Display rack



Oct. 22, 1940. M A, WOLF 2,219,145

- DISPLAY RACK Filed Oct. 26, 1939 mvsmon Patented Oct. 22, 1940 UNITEDSTATES rare-NT. orrlce DISPLAY RACK Morris A. Wolf, Dallas, Tex.

Application October 26, 1939, Serial No. 301,481

3 Claims.

This invention relates to merchandise display racks having particularreference to a rack for the display of mens shirts as disclosed inapplicants Patent No. 2,160,050 issued May 30, 1939.

In the former invention covered by the patent referred to above, theprincipal objects of the invention were to provide a merchandise displayrack wherein the merchandise displayed thereon is readily available forinspection, relatively small counter space being necessary for thedisplay, and having a series of independent merchandise display units orframes in the form of hinged wickets whereon the shirt or other articlewas displayed. The connecting ends of the wickets were hinged by pins tothe base of the structure which was open at the top.

The present invention seeks to improve the display rack by providing abetter and more neat appearance of the base structure, by connecting thewickets to the base in a more suitable manner, and by providing a shellwhich covers the entire arrangement whereby the wickets are hingedlyconnected to the base without the pins referred to above. Slightalterations are also made in the wicket structure.

The invention will be better understood by reference to the followingdetailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,and in the drawing:

Figure l. is a perspective view of the improved rack illustrating aplurality of mens shirts displayed thereon;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the wickets removed from therack;

Figure 3 is a bottom view of a portion of the base of the rack;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 3, had on the line 44 ofsaid figure, but in a reversed position; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view in side elevation. of part of the baseand wickets of the rack.

In carrying the present invention there is pro-.

vided a base which consists of a shell of metal such as l, the sides andends 2 being directed downwardly in such a manner as to provide arelatively flat and forwardly-slanting top wall 3. Strips 4 are placedalong the sides of the shell and act as a means of support. inconnection with the rubber buttons 5 to prevent counter abrasure.

Within the shell thus formed are provided angular strips 6 which may befastened to a projecting portion 1 of the underside of the top,preferably by welding. These strips extend from end to end of the baseor shell and the outer marginal portions thereof are formed intochannels 8. The channel portions are provided with spaced apertures forreception of the ends of the wickets. The wickets, one of which is shownin Figure 2 and indicated by the letter W are so formed that their lowerends at N project through the spaced holes referred to, no pins beingre-' quired, and are thus free to swing forwardly or backwardly asindicated in Figure 5. This forward or backward movement of the wicketsis limited by slots S formed in the top 3 of the shell, and throughwhich the legs 9 of the wickets pro ect. portions and extend downwardlyforming the auxiliary loops H and are then bent backward-- ly as at l2and then upwardly to provide the main loop l3 (see Figure 2). The loopl3 in the present invention instead of being straight as in the formerstructure is bent as at M, providing a curve to more convenientlyconform to the collar of the shirts indicated at 15. The shirts as willbe obvious, are held in position between the loops II and I 3 of thewickets W, and may be swung either forwardly or backwardly as indicatedin Figure 5 for convenient display, each of the wickets beingindependent of the other. The improved base, including the shell,provides a covering which presents a neat appearance.

The invention, however, is susceptible to further modifications, such aswould be within the meaning of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A merchandisedisplay rack including a base portion, a plurality ofindividual units hingedly mounted in said base portion, said baseportion comprising a shell or covering with top, side and end walls, andopen at the bottom, the top wall including a depression, each of saidunits adapted to be swung forwardly or rearwardly to display the frontand rear portions of merchandise-upon said units, and means on said baseadapted to co-act with said units for holding the same in spaced apartrelation throughout at both limits of their swinging movement wherebymerchandise on each unit may be maintained out of contact withmerchandise on the adjacent unit in both the forward and rearwardpositions of the units.

2. A merchandise display rack as set forth in claim 1, wherein the baseis provided with parallel spaced angular strips having a channel in eachstrip and a plurality of spaced apertures within which the legs of theunits are mounted, and wherein the top of the shell,or base is for- Thelegs 9 are bent over at the upper parallel thereto, the auxiliary loopseach including a vertical leg portion adapted to be hingedly secured atits lower end to said base, said main loop including a curved portion tolie adjacent the collar of the shirt, said main and auxiliary loopsbeing of substantially the same height and suificiently high to supportthe shirts between them when the wickets are tilted either for wardly orrearwardly of the vertical position.

MORRIS A. WOLF.

